Amsterdam 2nd Presentation

1. Amsterdam
By:
Tamires A. Dos Santos
Maryanne Barcelos De Faria
Vannesa Kello
Thea N. O’Lari

2. AMSTERDAM
Physical Aspects
The capital of The Netherlands
Located: Western Europe
Population: 811,000
Population of Metropolitan
Area: 2.3 Million
Amsterdam Area: 219.32 km²
Water: 53 km²
http://www.fansshare.com/gallery/photos/12528310/netherlands-map/?displaying

3. Political Aspects –
Amsterdam
Government
Eberhard van der Laan is the Mayor of
Amsterdam since 2010.
Amsterdam City
Council
The College of
Aldermem
The Mayor
http://www.iamsterdam.com/en-GB/living/about-amsterdam/city-of-
amsterdam/city-government/mayor-of-Amsterdam

4. Political Aspects –
Amsterdam Government
The 8 Districts
 Centre
 Noord
 Zuidoost
 Zuid
 Oost
 Nieuw-West
 West
 Westport
Council committees

5. Amsterdam Social Aspects
http://www.amusingplanet.com/2013/01/amsterdam-city-of-bicycles.html

6. Amsterdam Social Aspects
http://www.thecitypictures.net/europe/holland/amsterdam/family-cycle-train/
http://viet.tourviet.cz/novinky/2013/2/18/on-gio-xu-n-tr-n-t-ng-goc-ph-ch-u-u.html
http://hanoilive.com/an-gi/toi-tham-thanh-pho-nhieu-xe-dap-nhat-the-gioi.html
http://blogs.iesabroad.org/ajwardpugetsound-edu/amsterdam-trip/

7. Ranstad
http://globalizacao.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/globalizacao.jpg
Idea of the world being just one city

8. http://www.senado.gov.br/NOTICIAS/JORNAL/EMDIS
CUSSAO/upload/201104%20-
%20agosto/fotos/80_Holanda.jpg
http://infalgazul.wikispaces.com/file/view/h
olanda.gif/74742633/holanda.gif

9. Green Heart
https://www.google.com/search?q=qual+e+a+distancia+entre+Rotterdam+e+Utrecht%3F&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=880&source=l
nms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=kFg8VKiYENH_sATH1oCwBg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg#tbm=isch&q=Randstad&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc
=YVaKd_t_96bm-M%253A%3BB8QiJtU-

10. Four Main Dutch Cities
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randstad#mediaviewer/File:Randstad_Population_Bubbles.svg

11. An extremely efficient network
of transportation systems
http://www.oquesefaz.com/
2011/07/04/de-amsterdam-a-
paris-a-300-kmh/
http://fotos.fot.br/page_img/14020/volvo_prata_parado_na_cidade http://www.viajesaholanda.com/holanda-en-bicicleta/

12. How the Bike System
Began
 1957 - 1975:
 Daily driving increased and cycling decreased per year
https://www.flickr.com/photos/letterlust/5021258152/
Something
needed to
change so
People
took
action!!

13. http://www.streetfilms.org/bicycle-anecdotes-from-amsterdam/
http://dutchbikeguy.wordpress.com/page/7/
http://lcc.org.uk/pages/holland-in-the-1970s

14. Car Free Sundays
http://www.corjaring.nl/home.php?template=provo_start.htm
http://thecyclingdutchman.blogspot.com/2013/08/in-city-of-bikes.html
http://www.nva.org.uk/past-projects/
witte+feitsenplan+white+bike+
plan-24/

15. http://wesleyvaughn.wordpress.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/21/world/europe/a-sea-of-bikes-swamps-
amsterdam-a-city-fond-of-pedaling.
html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Cycling_infrastructure

16. Bike Boxes
Jodenbreestaat
Shopping
Street
http://bikeportland.org/2013/06/14/observing-jodenbreestraat-a-lively-shopping-street-in-amsterdam-88446

17. Why It Works
http://sdate.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/amsterdam-sodom-or-eden/
http://frametoframe.ca/travels/tr
avels-netherlands/amsterdam-a-
of-world-bikes-towers/
http://www.holland.com/uk/tourism/activities/traditional/bicycles.htm

18. Canals

19. Major Canals:
• Singel
• Herengracht
• Keizersgracht
• Prinsengracht

21. Works Cited
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuBdf9jYj7o
 http://www.streetfilms.org/
 http://www.internations.org/amsterdam-expats/
guide/moving-to-amsterdam-
15398/amsterdam-districts-and-transportation-2
 http://www.iamsterdam.com/
 http://www.canallateral.com/2011/10/27/holanda-randstad/

22. QUESTIONS?